Harmony Township, Morrow County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, United States

Harmony Township, Morrow County, Ohio

Township

Between Marengo and Fulton

Location of Harmony Township in Morrow County

Coordinates: 40°27′56″N 82°46′24″W﻿ / ﻿40.46556°N 82.77333°W﻿ / 40.46556; -82.77333
Country| United States
State| Ohio
County| Morrow
Area

• Total

| 24.0 sq mi (62.1 km2)
• Land| 24.0 sq mi (62.0 km2)
• Water| 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation

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| 1,220 ft (372 m)
Population

(2020)[2]

• Total

| 2,610
• Density| 110/sq mi (42/km2)
Time zone| UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code| 39-33600[3]
GNIS feature ID| 1086704[1]

Harmony Township is one of the sixteen townships of Morrow County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,610 people in the township.

## Geography

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Located in the central part of the county, it borders the following townships:

* Franklin Township \- northeast
* Chester Township \- east
* South Bloomfield Township \- southeast corner
* Bennington Township \- south
* Lincoln Township \- west
* Gilead Township \- northwest

No municipalities are located in Harmony Township.

## Name and history

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Harmony Township was organized in 1820.[4] Statewide, the only other Harmony Township is located in Clark County.

## Government

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The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered years to a four-year term beginning on the following January 1. Two are elected in the year after the presidential election and one is elected in the year before it. There is also an elected township fiscal officer,[5] who serves a four-year term beginning on April 1 of the year after the election, which is held in November of the year before the presidential election. Vacancies in the fiscal officership or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.

## References

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1. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. ^ "Harmony township, Morrow County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
4. ^ History of Morrow County and Ohio: Containing a Brief History of the State of Ohio. O.L. Baskin & Company. 1880. p. 217.
5. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

## External links

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* County website

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Municipalities and communities of Morrow County, Ohio, United States

County seat: Mount Gilead

City|

* Galion‡

Map of Ohio highlighting Morrow County

Villages|

* Cardington
* Chesterville
* Edison
* Fulton
* Marengo
* Mount Gilead
* Sparta

Townships|

* Bennington
* Canaan
* Cardington
* Chester
* Congress
* Franklin
* Gilead
* Harmony
* Lincoln
* North Bloomfield
* Perry
* Peru
* South Bloomfield
* Troy
* Washington
* Westfield

CDPs|

* Candlewood Lake
* Hidden Lakes
* Iberia

Other
communities|

* Bloomfield
* Blooming Grove
* Climax
* Denmark
* Fargo
* Johnsville
* North Woodbury
* Pagetown
* Pulaskiville
* Saint James
* Shawtown
* South Woodbury
* Steam Corners
* Vails Corners
* West Liberty
* West Point
* Westfield
* Williamsport

Ghost towns|

* Aaronsburg
* Florida Grove
* Jamestown
* Morehouse
* Moshers Mill
* Queen Settlement
* Rome
* Steiners Corner
* Tyrone

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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